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Scholarship Announcement from California Indian Law Association

February 22, 2019February 22, 2019Monica Williamson

The California Indian Law Association (CILA) is proud to announce that it will be offering two $5,000 scholarships to current Native American law school students to assist with law school expenses. These new scholarships are made possible through a generous donation from the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians.

Please email all application materials to John Haney at calindianlaw@gmail.com by March 8, 2019.

More info and downloadable scholarship application available at:
https://www.calindianlaw.org/scholarship.html

Please share this scholarship announcement flyer.

Yellowstone Bison Environmental Suit Dismissed

February 22, 2019February 22, 2019Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Cottonwood Environmental Law Center v. Bernhardt (D. Mont.):

33 Motion to File Second Amended Complaint + Proposed Complaint

36 State Response to 33

38 Federal Response to 33

39 Reply in Support of 33

45 DCT Order Granting 33

48 Federal Motion to Dismiss

50 State Motion to Dismiss

53 Plaintiff Motion to Stay

54 Response to 48 and 50

57 Federal Reply in Support of 48

58 State Reply in Support of 50

62 Reply in Support of 53

81 DCt Order

National Indian Law Library Bulletin (2/21/2019)

February 22, 2019Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

The National Indian Law Library added new content to the Indian Law Bulletins on 2/21/19.

Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2019.html
Texas v. Ysleta del Sur Pueblo (Tribal Gaming – State Regulation)

Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin (contact us if you need help finding a copy of an article)
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2019.html

The United States first climate change relocation: Recognition, relocation, and Indigenous rights at the Isle De Jean Charles.
At the intersection of health and justice: How the health of American Indians and Alaska Natives is disproportionately affected by disparities in the criminal justice system.
Minding the gap: Improving parental involvement to bridge education gaps between American Indian and non-Indian students.
Originalism and Indians.
Droughts, floods, and scarcity on a climate-disrupted planet: Understanding the legal challenges and opportunities for groundwater sustainability.

News Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
In the Culture and Tradition section, see an article about legislation to establish official native languages in the state of South Dakota.

U.S. Legislation Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/116_uslegislation.html
The following bills were introduced:

S.948: A bill to provide for an independent outside audit of the Indian Health Service.
S.506: A bill to support State, Tribal, and local efforts to remove access to firearms from individuals who are a danger to themselves or others pursuant to court orders for this purpose.
S.524: A bill to establish the Department of Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee on Tribal and Indian Affairs, and for other purposes.
H.R.1225: To establish, fund, and provide for the use of amounts in a National Park Service and Public Lands Legacy Restoration Fund to address the maintenance backlog of the National Park Service, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, and Bureau of Indian Education, and for other purposes.
H.Res.139: Supporting goals and ideals of International Mother Language Day in bringing attention to the importance of preserving linguistic and cultural heritage through education.

Tribal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/tribal/2019.html
Kloker v. Fort Peck Tribes (Hunting Regulation; Riparian Boundaries)